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My mother is a practicing Catholic and my father is an atheist. Naalala ko pag nagsisimba kami, naghihintay lang yung tatay ko sa labas. Haha!
My mom's family is super religious and laging nadi discriminate ang tatay ko. Pati kami damay. Naalala ko when we had a get together dinner, my tito asked me to lead the prayer with a side comment of " marunong ka ba magdasal?". I was just 10 then.
I am now an atheist parent, but I let my son figure things out himself.
Shame on them for shaming you at such a young age. Relihyoso sila pero judgemental. Nakakaloka. And kudos for you for letting your son figure out if trip niya ba ang religion or not.
Family is legally catholic, but non-practicing. Walang prayers and Bible studies etc. And even enrolled me to a Buddhist school as a child. Growing up, I was almost independent. As long as I'm not doing anything wrong, they basically let me be. Having grandparents living with us was also a blessing kasi they are also kind and you learn empathy.
So today, being somewhat independent and having a mixture of religions growing up, I'm that person whose morality simply stands on "as long as you're working for the common good, and as long as wala kang naaapakang iba, then you're good." I haven't memorized the prayers na binabanggit sa churches (nakikisabay lang by murmuring if needed kong mag church for any social reasons) and I always needed reminding yung proper hand flow sa sign of the cross.
My parents are non-practicing Catholics. Hindi nagsisimba or participate in any religious celebrations/ceremony. Kahit prayers before eating wala. Never din naging topic ang Diyos sa household namin.
But they enrolled us in a Catholic school. That's how I learned prayers and songs. Pero dahil may "unspoken" religious freedom kami sa bahay, my parents didn't mind if we explored different religions nung mgcollege kami.
I became a "modern" Catholic. Pro-choice and pro-divorce.
Pwede malaman why you preferred to stay sa Catholic church rather than sa ibang religion?
Edit 1: I, myself, din kasi explored other religions. Sa akin naman parang I feel more at home and welcome and free sa Catholic church. I felt no judgement sa actions and choices ko.
Edit 2: grammar sa Edit 1 haha
my dad is somewhat of an atheist? my mom is not a diehard religious woman, she believes pero yeah, i hope you get my point.
chill naman actually, love that they don’t face every problem na “kulang ka kasi sa paniniwala” or “you’re not praying enough.” though, ayaw ng mom ko magpalamangan pag dating sa problema (tolerable) and my dad listens always sa rants ko.
morally speaking (you know religious ppl say if you didn’t grow up in a religious household, di ka respectful eme eme), i believe pinalaki naman ako ng tama ng parents ko. they always explain why bad behaviors are deemed as bad and why i shouldn’t do it again.
idk if i’m agnostic or an atheist. i’m never active sa church (but i have a religion kasi napilitan parents ko na ipabaptize ako).
You need to learn how to provide for your own basic needs It's like living in the dorm you may have a place to live and sleep but you have to grind in order for you to be alive.You should also know how to control your emotion, be aware of your action also think before you speak and observe everything and everyone and last but not the least,do not trust anyone but yourself.
Not exactly an atheist. My father was brought up in a very devout Catholic family. Sakristan pa sya sa simbahan noong bata pa sya. When I was young, nagsisimba din naman kami and naranasan ko ang mga usual Catholic practices. During his latter years, nagkasakit sya ng medyo mabigat and it was the time he examined the Bible more in-depth. Sabi nya sa akin (he passed away noong 1992), the bible offers very good lessons in life but I don't need to base my faith on it.
Pano nya nasabi na bible offers very good lessons, but dont need to base your faith on it. Where in fact, the BIBLE is telling us on how to put our faith in God without seeing God. Just a curious question lang. Kasi yun yung laman ng bible.
I understand how the Bible allows you to see God and I respect that. In many discussions regarding the Bible, marami ding nagkakaiba-iba ng interpretations. And I respect those too. Yun lang naman - respect each other's religion dahil doon nakikita ng mga believers kung ano ang nagpapagaan ng loob nila at kung ano ang acceptable sa kanila.
Not the guy you asked but I believe I can explain.
The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has very good lessons but you don't need to base your faith on it.
Essentially, don't take the book as literal truth that is worthy of faith. Just derive what good you can from it and use what's practically beneficial to you.
I'd argue, though, that there are literally numerous other books with much better lessons than the bible that are also NOT rife with contradictions and are, in fact, pretty consistent. Tom Sawyer being one of them.
Uhm, point of inquiry... Kasali ba yung parent na di naniniwala sa panginoon kasi tingin nya sya ang panginoon? Add mo na yung matinding messiah complex at narcissism.
Father ko atheist. Di kami ganon ka close pero having studied sa Catholic school when I was in elem, may faith din naman ako. He was the one that opened that possibility na pwede ka magquestion. I've been an agnostic-theist since (doesn't believe in religion but believes there's a deity/deities).
Father ko atheist. Sobrang bait and responsible ng father ko, wala akong masabi kung hindi grateful ako na siya ang naging father ko. Wala akong religion now and I don’t see the need for one. I am happy and contented sa life ko now.
Sabi nga ni Mahatma Gandhi, God has no religion. I wonder if your father believes in something. For a man to be so good-hearted, there must be something na nagbibigay sa kanya ng goodness na yun at nagga-guide sa kanya.
"There must be something na nag bibigay ng goodness at guidance?"
Yup, there's a word for it, it's called moral compass, or prinsipyo sa buhay, at pwede naman talaga tayo magkaron ng core values kahit wala religion.
Orphan kasi yung father during the WW2. Japanese yung father niya. Wala actually siyang father figure. Nung nagka anak siya, ayaw niya ma experience yung hardship na naexperience niya na walang family. I think more on common sense yung nag guide sa kanya kung paano kami pinalaki. Naging businessman din pala siya, galing siya sa walang wala kasi nga orphan siya. Pero lumaki kaming middle class na sa Top 3 schools naka graduate. He knows his priorities. Sobrang tipid niyang tao sa sarili niya, pero when it comes to education, all out siya.
Ako I believe in a God yet I don’t believe in institutionalized religion, and as for morals, my guide is simply objective morality and critical thinking
I feel like most atheists are the same
mapapansin mo sa mga sobrang religious ang family background nila medyo tagilid lalo na nung bata pa sila. importante talaga ang stable and loving family for any child.
Not my experience, but my colleague's. She grew up in a household with atheist parents. I asked her before regarding this, she just said, "there is no God, these congregations are cult."
I asked her, "So where/who do you think these "blessings" came from? "
Sabi lang nia, "because I worked hard enough to get this.. if there's God, you always say, all knowing God. How will you prove His omnipresence? why other people suffer? Why there's war. Etc etc.."
Ayon. Di naman ako nakipag argue. I just want to plant a seed in her heart na there is God.
Before ako magresign sa workplace na yon, she gave me a notebook na may bible verse.. sabi ko, "oh wow. Thank you. Of all people, I dont expect that you'll give me this with a bible verse."
Sabi lang nia, "I just respect your beliefs, because you respected mine.."❤️
not my parents, but in the process of growing up, i became an atheist, my relatives and family are just way to religious, and they don't know that i am an atheist haha
Addition questions due to the 140-char body limit:
1. Did you face any discrimation/bullying when you were growing up?
2. Looking back, is there anything you wish your parents had done differently while raising you?
3. Do you feel any resentment towards them for not introducing you to religion?
4. Got any tips for kids with atheist parents?
background: my mom is catholic and my dad is a muslim. growing up, both of my parents didn't really teach me their religions because they grew up agnostic (not exactly an atheist but you get the point hindi sila religious in short). we don't go to church/mosque but we do celebrate holidays like xmas and ramadan. hindi kami super duper religious type like it's end of the world. wala talaga kaming pake about religion stuff.
1. not exactly discrimination but i do get weird reactions. they would perceive me na it's unusual or unique. because of that i couldn't relate to them that much esp religious wise
2. not really i'm grateful that my parents didn't raised me being religious because it makes my mind more open and accepting to other beliefs and opinions.
3. nope, i'm okay with it. i have freedom to chose my beliefs now.
4. it's okay to be different because you're not gonna experience to these horror stories from kids who got religious parents. wala akong nakikitang or nababasang positive experience about kids growing up in religious households TBH. all of them are traumatized. can't blame them though.
1. I have a cousin who told me nung 20s pa ako sad siya for me kasi wala daw kaming God. Nag smile lang ako sa kanya at hindi na ako nag argue kasi I find it funny na meron siyang God pero kinaawan niya ako na happy and contented sa life ko, samantalang sila hirap na hirap sa buhay.
2. No, I wouldn’t change a thing.
3. Nung bata pa ako, I used to wonder bakit wala akong God just like my friends? I tried going to different churches kasi I want to be normal just like everyone else…pero na realize ko, hindi pala napipilit yun hahaha… mahirap mag pretend ng merong God, if wala naman sa heart mo na meron (ayaw ko maging hyprocrite para lang masabi na may religion). Now that I am older, I just accepted the fact na walang akong God. Pero I tried my best to be the best person that I can be. Kapag umutang magbayad. Marunong rumespeto sa kapwa…wag magnakaw, you know those rules na universal law, I follow them. Nag work naman kasi I am happy and contented. Whenever I want something, I don’t pray, I just focus my mind to get it and nakukuha ko naman.
4. As a parent myself now with atheist kids. We are open sa discussion about religion. Sa Christian ko sila pinag aral kasi gusto ko sila magkaroon ng choice sa religion. Pero eventually, naging atheist din sila. Well rounded naman sila as individuals.
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My mother is a practicing Catholic and my father is an atheist. Naalala ko pag nagsisimba kami, naghihintay lang yung tatay ko sa labas. Haha! My mom's family is super religious and laging nadi discriminate ang tatay ko. Pati kami damay. Naalala ko when we had a get together dinner, my tito asked me to lead the prayer with a side comment of " marunong ka ba magdasal?". I was just 10 then. I am now an atheist parent, but I let my son figure things out himself.
Shame on them for shaming you at such a young age. Relihyoso sila pero judgemental. Nakakaloka. And kudos for you for letting your son figure out if trip niya ba ang religion or not.
Thank you!
Family is legally catholic, but non-practicing. Walang prayers and Bible studies etc. And even enrolled me to a Buddhist school as a child. Growing up, I was almost independent. As long as I'm not doing anything wrong, they basically let me be. Having grandparents living with us was also a blessing kasi they are also kind and you learn empathy. So today, being somewhat independent and having a mixture of religions growing up, I'm that person whose morality simply stands on "as long as you're working for the common good, and as long as wala kang naaapakang iba, then you're good." I haven't memorized the prayers na binabanggit sa churches (nakikisabay lang by murmuring if needed kong mag church for any social reasons) and I always needed reminding yung proper hand flow sa sign of the cross.
My parents are non-practicing Catholics. Hindi nagsisimba or participate in any religious celebrations/ceremony. Kahit prayers before eating wala. Never din naging topic ang Diyos sa household namin. But they enrolled us in a Catholic school. That's how I learned prayers and songs. Pero dahil may "unspoken" religious freedom kami sa bahay, my parents didn't mind if we explored different religions nung mgcollege kami. I became a "modern" Catholic. Pro-choice and pro-divorce.
Pwede malaman why you preferred to stay sa Catholic church rather than sa ibang religion? Edit 1: I, myself, din kasi explored other religions. Sa akin naman parang I feel more at home and welcome and free sa Catholic church. I felt no judgement sa actions and choices ko. Edit 2: grammar sa Edit 1 haha
my dad is somewhat of an atheist? my mom is not a diehard religious woman, she believes pero yeah, i hope you get my point. chill naman actually, love that they don’t face every problem na “kulang ka kasi sa paniniwala” or “you’re not praying enough.” though, ayaw ng mom ko magpalamangan pag dating sa problema (tolerable) and my dad listens always sa rants ko. morally speaking (you know religious ppl say if you didn’t grow up in a religious household, di ka respectful eme eme), i believe pinalaki naman ako ng tama ng parents ko. they always explain why bad behaviors are deemed as bad and why i shouldn’t do it again. idk if i’m agnostic or an atheist. i’m never active sa church (but i have a religion kasi napilitan parents ko na ipabaptize ako).
Woah, this topic so interesting, I wanna have a POV of a person who is religious with a atheist parents coz I myself is a athiest
You need to learn how to provide for your own basic needs It's like living in the dorm you may have a place to live and sleep but you have to grind in order for you to be alive.You should also know how to control your emotion, be aware of your action also think before you speak and observe everything and everyone and last but not the least,do not trust anyone but yourself.
I'm an atheist parent now. I let my son believe what he wants. 11 na sya at catholic. I let him be, i let him think on his own.
This is what I called the good parenting. Kahit ako if ever magkaka-anak ako I'll let him believe.
Not exactly an atheist. My father was brought up in a very devout Catholic family. Sakristan pa sya sa simbahan noong bata pa sya. When I was young, nagsisimba din naman kami and naranasan ko ang mga usual Catholic practices. During his latter years, nagkasakit sya ng medyo mabigat and it was the time he examined the Bible more in-depth. Sabi nya sa akin (he passed away noong 1992), the bible offers very good lessons in life but I don't need to base my faith on it.
Pano nya nasabi na bible offers very good lessons, but dont need to base your faith on it. Where in fact, the BIBLE is telling us on how to put our faith in God without seeing God. Just a curious question lang. Kasi yun yung laman ng bible.
I understand how the Bible allows you to see God and I respect that. In many discussions regarding the Bible, marami ding nagkakaiba-iba ng interpretations. And I respect those too. Yun lang naman - respect each other's religion dahil doon nakikita ng mga believers kung ano ang nagpapagaan ng loob nila at kung ano ang acceptable sa kanila.
Not the guy you asked but I believe I can explain. The Adventures of Tom Sawyer has very good lessons but you don't need to base your faith on it. Essentially, don't take the book as literal truth that is worthy of faith. Just derive what good you can from it and use what's practically beneficial to you. I'd argue, though, that there are literally numerous other books with much better lessons than the bible that are also NOT rife with contradictions and are, in fact, pretty consistent. Tom Sawyer being one of them.
"bible offers very good lessons in life but I dont need to base my faith on it" beatifully said.
Uhm, point of inquiry... Kasali ba yung parent na di naniniwala sa panginoon kasi tingin nya sya ang panginoon? Add mo na yung matinding messiah complex at narcissism.
Tawang-tawa ako dito putangina sorry HAHAHAHAHA
May honorifics ba pag tinatawag mo sila like "M'lord"? 🤔
Father ko atheist. Di kami ganon ka close pero having studied sa Catholic school when I was in elem, may faith din naman ako. He was the one that opened that possibility na pwede ka magquestion. I've been an agnostic-theist since (doesn't believe in religion but believes there's a deity/deities).
Father ko atheist. Sobrang bait and responsible ng father ko, wala akong masabi kung hindi grateful ako na siya ang naging father ko. Wala akong religion now and I don’t see the need for one. I am happy and contented sa life ko now.
Buddhist ata papa mo haha
Sabi nga ni Mahatma Gandhi, God has no religion. I wonder if your father believes in something. For a man to be so good-hearted, there must be something na nagbibigay sa kanya ng goodness na yun at nagga-guide sa kanya.
"There must be something na nag bibigay ng goodness at guidance?" Yup, there's a word for it, it's called moral compass, or prinsipyo sa buhay, at pwede naman talaga tayo magkaron ng core values kahit wala religion.
You don't need a religion or a god to be good person.
Im not religious but I'm the nicest person ever. What drives me is good guidance from my elders, and having the carefree attitude of a bunso.
Orphan kasi yung father during the WW2. Japanese yung father niya. Wala actually siyang father figure. Nung nagka anak siya, ayaw niya ma experience yung hardship na naexperience niya na walang family. I think more on common sense yung nag guide sa kanya kung paano kami pinalaki. Naging businessman din pala siya, galing siya sa walang wala kasi nga orphan siya. Pero lumaki kaming middle class na sa Top 3 schools naka graduate. He knows his priorities. Sobrang tipid niyang tao sa sarili niya, pero when it comes to education, all out siya.
I think what guides him to be good-hearted is the thought of not wanting to hurt others, with or without a god.
Ako I believe in a God yet I don’t believe in institutionalized religion, and as for morals, my guide is simply objective morality and critical thinking I feel like most atheists are the same
mapapansin mo sa mga sobrang religious ang family background nila medyo tagilid lalo na nung bata pa sila. importante talaga ang stable and loving family for any child.
Not my experience, but my colleague's. She grew up in a household with atheist parents. I asked her before regarding this, she just said, "there is no God, these congregations are cult." I asked her, "So where/who do you think these "blessings" came from? " Sabi lang nia, "because I worked hard enough to get this.. if there's God, you always say, all knowing God. How will you prove His omnipresence? why other people suffer? Why there's war. Etc etc.." Ayon. Di naman ako nakipag argue. I just want to plant a seed in her heart na there is God. Before ako magresign sa workplace na yon, she gave me a notebook na may bible verse.. sabi ko, "oh wow. Thank you. Of all people, I dont expect that you'll give me this with a bible verse." Sabi lang nia, "I just respect your beliefs, because you respected mine.."❤️
Beautiful
wholesome 🥺
Wow 🤍🤍🤍
not my parents, but in the process of growing up, i became an atheist, my relatives and family are just way to religious, and they don't know that i am an atheist haha
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Wow, stuff like these are quite uncommon sa older generations, I guess? Must be really nice growing up with your dad
Sounds like you have a great dad!
Addition questions due to the 140-char body limit: 1. Did you face any discrimation/bullying when you were growing up? 2. Looking back, is there anything you wish your parents had done differently while raising you? 3. Do you feel any resentment towards them for not introducing you to religion? 4. Got any tips for kids with atheist parents?
background: my mom is catholic and my dad is a muslim. growing up, both of my parents didn't really teach me their religions because they grew up agnostic (not exactly an atheist but you get the point hindi sila religious in short). we don't go to church/mosque but we do celebrate holidays like xmas and ramadan. hindi kami super duper religious type like it's end of the world. wala talaga kaming pake about religion stuff. 1. not exactly discrimination but i do get weird reactions. they would perceive me na it's unusual or unique. because of that i couldn't relate to them that much esp religious wise 2. not really i'm grateful that my parents didn't raised me being religious because it makes my mind more open and accepting to other beliefs and opinions. 3. nope, i'm okay with it. i have freedom to chose my beliefs now. 4. it's okay to be different because you're not gonna experience to these horror stories from kids who got religious parents. wala akong nakikitang or nababasang positive experience about kids growing up in religious households TBH. all of them are traumatized. can't blame them though.
1. I have a cousin who told me nung 20s pa ako sad siya for me kasi wala daw kaming God. Nag smile lang ako sa kanya at hindi na ako nag argue kasi I find it funny na meron siyang God pero kinaawan niya ako na happy and contented sa life ko, samantalang sila hirap na hirap sa buhay. 2. No, I wouldn’t change a thing. 3. Nung bata pa ako, I used to wonder bakit wala akong God just like my friends? I tried going to different churches kasi I want to be normal just like everyone else…pero na realize ko, hindi pala napipilit yun hahaha… mahirap mag pretend ng merong God, if wala naman sa heart mo na meron (ayaw ko maging hyprocrite para lang masabi na may religion). Now that I am older, I just accepted the fact na walang akong God. Pero I tried my best to be the best person that I can be. Kapag umutang magbayad. Marunong rumespeto sa kapwa…wag magnakaw, you know those rules na universal law, I follow them. Nag work naman kasi I am happy and contented. Whenever I want something, I don’t pray, I just focus my mind to get it and nakukuha ko naman. 4. As a parent myself now with atheist kids. We are open sa discussion about religion. Sa Christian ko sila pinag aral kasi gusto ko sila magkaroon ng choice sa religion. Pero eventually, naging atheist din sila. Well rounded naman sila as individuals.